Faculty & Staff

PROGRAM DIRECTOR

Vivian von Gruenigen, M.D., CPE, M.S.
Program Director
Master of Science in Health Systems Science Program
vvongrue@neomed.edu

PROGRAM FACULTY

Julie Aultman, Ph.D.
Program Faculty
Master of Science in Health Systems Science Program
jmaultma@neomed.edu

Mustafa Culcuoglu, Ph.D., M.S.
Program Faculty
Master of Science in Health Systems Science Program
mculcuoglu@neomed.edu

Michael Fuchs, J.D.
Program Faculty
Master of Science in Health Systems Science Program
mfuchs@neomed.edu

Dan Glessner, J.D.
Program Faculty
Master of Science in Health Systems Science Program
dglessner@neomed.edu

Cheryl Johnson, M.D.
Program Faculty
Master of Science in Health Systems Science Program
cjohnso6@neomed.edu

Amy Lee, M.D., M.B.A., M.P.H.
Program Faculty
Master of Science in Health Systems Science Program
afl@neomed.edu

Michele McCarroll, Ph.D.
Program Faculty
Master of Science in Health Systems Science Program
mmccarroll@neomed.edu

Christopher Powers
Program Faculty
Master of Science in Health Systems Science Program

Steven Schmidt, Ph.D.
Program Faculty
Master of Science in Health Systems Science Program
sschmidt@neomed.edu

Scott Wisneski, Pharm.D., M.B.A.
Program Faculty
Master of Science in Health Systems Science Program
swisneski@neomed.edu 

Daniel Yozwiak, J.D.
Program Faculty
Master of Science in Health Systems Science Program
dyozwiak@neomed.edu

Capstone Mentors

Dawn Ahner, D.Sc., M.B.A., FACHE, CPA
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Summa Health
ahnerd@summahealth.org

Tracy Carter, M.H.S.A.
System Director, Government Relations
Summa Health
cartert@summahealth.org

John Chae, M.D.
Senior Vice President, Chief Academic Officer
MetroHealth
jchae@metrohealth.org

Beth Cherry, M.S.N., CMPE
Vice President of Service Lines
Summa Health
cherryba@summahealth.org

Mustafa Culcuoglu, Ph.D., M.S.
System Director, Performance Solutions
Summa Health
culcuoglum@summahealth.org

Sebastián R. Díaz
Associate Dean for Quality Initiatives
Associate Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine
Associate Professor, College of Graduate Studies
Northeast Ohio Medical University
sdiaz@neomed.edu

William Epling
President
Summacare
eplingw@summacare.com

Nicole Feller, MHA, LSSGB, CHSP, CHEP
Manager, Operational Excellence
Akron Children’s Hospital
Nfeller@akronchildrens.org

Char Gardiner, DNP, RN, M.B.A.
President, St. Joseph Warren Hospital
Mercy Health
CAWray@mercy.com

Penelope Gorsuch, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, EBP-C, FACHE, USAF Col (retired)
Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Exectuive
Summa Health
gorsuchp@summahealth.org

Kathy Harley, B.S.N., M.B.A.
President, St. Elizabeth Youngstown
Mercy Health
kmharley@mercy.com

Iriel Hopkins, MSW, LSW
System Director for Community Relations and Diversity
Summa Health
hopkinsi@summahealth.org

Domonic Hopson , MPH, FACHE
President and CEO
Neighborhood Family Practice
dhopson@nfpmedcenter.org

Cynthia Kelley, D.O.
Designated Institutional Official
Vice President of Medical Education
Summa Health
kelleyc@summahealth.org

Jaimie McKinnon, M.B.A., B.S.N., RN, NE-BC
Vice President of Behavioral Health Operations
Summa Health
mckinnonj@summahealth.org

Anne Musitano, RPh, Pharm.D., MBOE, LSSBB
Operational Excellence Administrative Director
Akron Children’s Hospital
amusitano@akronchildrens.org

Gil Palmer, M.D., M.B.A.
President, Lorain Hospital
Mercy Health
Gilbert.Palmer1@mercy.com

Bonnie Panlasigui, FACHE
President, Lorain Hospital
Summa Health
panlasiguib@summahealth.org

Diane Powell
Vice President, Revenue Cycle
Summa Health
powelld@summahealth.org

Dave Priganc
Vice President, Performance Management
Summa Health
prigancd@summahealth.org

E. Demond Scott, M.D., M.P.H.
Medical Director
AxessPointe Community Health Centers
dscott@axesspointe.org

Ashley Sedorovich, M.S., LSSBB
Process Improvement & Design Expert
Summa Health
sedorovich@summahealth.org

Titus Sheers, M.D., M.B.A.
Chair, Medical Education Administration
Vice-Chair, Research
SheersT@ccf.org

Melissa Strayer, MHA, PMP, CPHQ
Performance Management Lead
Performance Solutions
Summa Health
strayerm@summahealth.org

Neil Wyant, M.B.A.
Vice President, Investment & Commercialization
University Hospitals (UH) Ventures
Neil.Wyant@UHhospitals.org